In 2012, Xie Jia'ning from Heilongjiang province's Qiqihar married a Mongolian, Gankhuyag. Xie then started to show a keen interest in the Mongolian felted wool tradition.
Revel in the bawdy French Quarter or catch a parade? Which parade?
Alaska's remote Bogoslof Island is only 169 acres, a third the size of the average American farm. And its highest "peak" is just 490 feet, half as tall as the Eiffel Tower.
The police didn't ask for bribes. The roads were safe and fast. The food was particular, yet delicious.
Work out while waiting for your flight? That's an option now at Baltimore Washington International Airport, where the only gym at a US airport past security opened this week with plans to open 20 more at airports by 2020.
It is a cold day early in the Lunar New Year, and 82-year-old Cai Hongyi Is sitting in a wooden chair at the entrance of the four-storey Kangyi Nursing Home in Caiji Town in Suqian, in Jiangsu province.
Less than 30 minutes before lunchtime, six Chinese villagers playing basketball can be seen concentrating on a tense three-on-three matchup amid spontaneous bursts of applause. The players, along with fascinated spectators, are locals in Gezhuang village, Suning county in north China's Hebei province. Almost everyone in 1,700-resident Gezhuang, from 7-year-old kids to seniors in their 70s, can play basketball, Li Haibo, the village chief, told Xinhua in a recent interview.
Pristine natural conditions and an ideal altitude have turned a formerly isolated county into a major source of herbs. But the beginnings were far from promising.
Neil Kimelman from Canada has just completed his trilogy about bidding with "The Right Bid at the Right Time" (Master Point Press). The book contains more than 80 tough bidding problems, both constructive and competitive. After the reader decides what he would do, Kimelman analyzes the pros and cons of each possible call, sometimes gives the original full deal and has "lessons to learn." In general, the advice is sound, but a few times he makes debatable recommendations.
In 2012, Xie Jia'ning from Heilongjiang province's Qiqihar married a Mongolian, Gankhuyag. Xie then started to show a keen interest in the Mongolian felted wool tradition.